Joan Woodberry

Doctor Joan Merle Woodberry AM (10 February 1921 – 31 January 2010), born in Narrabri, New South Wales was an Australian author and teacher. She was made a member of the Order of Australia in 1981 for services to literature and education, and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Tasmania in 2000.

Children's fiction

 * Rafferty Takes to Fishing (1959)
 * Floodtide for Rafferty (1960)
 * Rafferty Rides a Winner (1961)
 * Come Back Peter (1968)
 * Ash Tuesday (1968)
 * The Cider Duck (1969)
 * Little Black Swan (1970)
 * A Garland of Gannets (1970)

Edited

 * Andrew Bent and the Freedom of the Press in Van Diemen's Land (1972)
 * The Honour Book : Short Stories, Articles, Poetry (1978)
 * An Anthology of Short Stories, Articles and Poems by Tasmanian Authors (1979)

Non-fiction

 * Historic Hobart Sketchbook (1976) with Frank Mather
 * New Norfolk Sketchbook (1977) with John Alty